11.   Arafat also ordered a general strike and mass prayers to protest the planned expansion of Jewish West Bank settlements.

12.   Arafat ordered a general strike on Thursday and mass prayer protests Friday.

13.   During the Friday prayers, Islamic Village founder K.H. Junan Helmy Nasution invited more Moslem families -- including those from Jakarta -- to participate in the mass prayers.

14.   Families exchange gifts, wear new clothes and attend mass prayers and communal meals.

15.   He ordered a general strike Thursday and mass prayers Friday to protest planned expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

16.   He also called on Palestinian Christians to hold a mass prayer in Jerusalem on Sunday to pray for the city.

17.   He called for a general protest strike and mass prayers in Jerusalem.

18.   He welcomed efforts to hold various religious programmes, including conducting mass prayers during the fasting month which greatly benefited the Muslims.

19.   In the eastern part of the city, thousands of Moslems attended a mass prayer on Jl. Basuki Rahmat, near Kampung Melayu flyover.

20.   Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi will lead mass prayers in Niger and Nigeria this week to commemorate the Muslim new year, the official Libyan News Agency JANA reported.